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The California Attorney General issued an alert for the sale of dried and sweet plum products that allegedly contain high levels of lead.
Some of the products included in the Attorney General’s alert are sold by retailers in the San Diego areas and San Francisco.
🚨ALERT: We found dangerous levels of lead in a number of dried plum fruits & candies.
We’ve directed retailers to remove these products from their shelves. If you’ve purchased these items, please check our list of contaminated products before consuming⬇https://t.co/9BXVOOrQPY
— Rob Bonta (@AGRobBonta) February 4, 2022
The Office of the California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, reported in a statement that writings have been issued instructing the retailers to immediately remove from sale to consumers, many of them intended for children, products that allegedly exceed lead levels.
The authorities said that tests carried out on the products showed that many contained levels of lead that exceeded the maximum dose permitted under the Drinking Water and Toxic Substances Enforcement Act.
Said law indicates that a warning is required ence when products causing lead exposures greater than 0.5 micrograms per day.
The Attorney General’s Office said this mandate also includes a ban on the sale of these products anywhere in California.
Among the Products that exceed the minimum levels of lead are: El Chavito, saladitos enchilados; El Leoncito Ponchin, salted chili/salted dried plums with chili; The Super León, salted dried plums with chili and chamoy; Hola Lobito Fresco, lemon-flavored salty plum; La Fiesta, salted chili/salted plums with chili.
Other products that do not meet the standards are: Alamo Candy, salted lemon/ salted dried plums with lemon; Lupag, chili salads; Spice and Chile, saladitos with lemon and chili; and Snackers, salted plums.
“When Californians go to a supermarket to buy their favorite candy, they shouldn’t have to worry that if the product could harm their children”, said the Prosecutor in a statement.
“The fact is that lead is a known public health problem, and exposure to this neurotoxin can have health consequences,” added the official.
The Prosecutor’s Office said that the tests carried out revealed High-Risk Lead Levels in Dried and Sweet Prunes Offered at Retail Stores in California.
Ask retailers to remove such products from sale
, and to consumers who bought this type of sweets, verify that they do not coincide with those that have been identified in the tests.
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